NEW YORK – A team of Coast Guard cooks participated in a Veterans Day Cooking with the Troops event held at NASDAQ’s Marketsite, Friday.
Four Coast Guard cooks, Petty Officer 1st Class Marcos Martinez, from Station New York, Petty officer 2nd Class Justin Pearl, of the DHS Executive Dining Facility, Petty Officers 2nd Class Nium Beckett and Robert Runn, from Sector New York, attended to represent the service.
During the event, the team performed culinary demonstrations and competed against a team representing the Army to prepare a meal using partly a military issued Meal Ready to Eat (MRE). Rear Admiral Steven D. Poulin, director of Coast Guard Governmental and Public Affairs, acted as a competition judge and in honor of the occasion, rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell.
“It was a fantastic opportunity to come here and represent the Coast Guard,” said Pearl.
Cooking with the Troops is a 501(c)(3) charity that supports U.S. and Allied troops, their families, and caregivers worldwide. Their mission is to provide comfort, nutrition, and hope to servicemembers through their programs.
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NEW YORK - Petty Officer 1st Class Marcos Martinez (foreground), a cook stationed at Coast Guard Station New York, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Niuam Beckett, a cook stationed at Coast Guard Sector New York, perform a culinary demonstration at a Cooking with the Troops event held at the NASDAQ's Marketsite, Nov. 9, 2012. As a part of celebrating Veterans Day, members of the armed forces gathered for the cooking event that featured food demonstrations and a cooking competition between the Coast Guard and a team representing the Army. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson. |
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NEW YORK - Rear Admiral Steven D. Poulin, director of Coast Guard Governmental and Public Affairs, tastes a dish prepared by Coast Guard team at a Cooking with the Troops event held at the NASDAQ's Marketsite, Nov. 9, 2012. As a part of celebrating Veterans Day, members of the armed forces gathered for the cooking event that featured food demonstrations and a cooking competition between the Coast Guard and a team representing the Army. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson. |
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NEW YORK - A team of Coast Guard food service specialists compete in a cooking competition at a Cooking with the Troops event held at the NASDAQ's Marketsite, Nov. 9, 2012. As a part of celebrating Veterans Day, members of the armed forces gathered for the cooking event that featured food demonstrations and a cooking competition between the Coast Guard and a team representing the Army. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson. |
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NEW YORK - A team of Coast Guard food service specialists perform a culinary demonstration at a Cooking with the Troops event held at the NASDAQ's Marketsite, Nov. 9, 2012. As a part of celebrating Veteran's Day, members of the armed forces gathered for the cooking event that featured food demonstrations and a cooking competition between the Coast Guard and a team representing the Army. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson. |
